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Relationship between corporate social responsibility at the micro-level and environmental performance : the mediating role of employee pro-environmental behavior and the moderating role of gender (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Ullah, Z., Arshad, M., Kamran, H., Scholz, M., & Han, H. (2021). Relationship between corporate social responsibility at the micro-level and environmental performance : the mediating role of employee pro-environmental behavior and the moderating role of gender. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 1138-1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.02.034

Since Pakistan is vulnerable to changing climatic conditions, the country needs emergency measures at every level to mitigate their effect. Many studies have addressed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the macro or institutional level, but its... Read More about Relationship between corporate social responsibility at the micro-level and environmental performance : the mediating role of employee pro-environmental behavior and the moderating role of gender.

Investigating Interleukin – 8 and TGF Beta as early biomarkers predicting poor clinical outcome in major trauma (2021)
Thesis
Abbood, L. Investigating Interleukin – 8 and TGF Beta as early biomarkers predicting poor clinical outcome in major trauma. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability. Globally, traumatic injury is the main cause of death under the age of 45. Recent studies from the UK report a demographic change in major trauma. The most common mechanism of traumatic injury is fal... Read More about Investigating Interleukin – 8 and TGF Beta as early biomarkers predicting poor clinical outcome in major trauma.

Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers (2021)
Thesis
Zaeim, A. Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis presents details of an investigation of a controller for MR damper in the implementation of semi-active control, for primary suspensions of the independently rotating railway vehicles. This research focuses on using MR damper and it add... Read More about Semi-active control for independently rotating wheelset in railway vehicles with MR dampers.

Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China (2021)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Wang, A., Chen, Y., & Liu, W. (2021). Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China. Chinese Management Studies, 15(3), 613-640. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-05-2020-0210

Purpose Entrepreneurial ecosystem is a frontier issue in the field of enterprise strategy and entrepreneurship. As suggested by bottom of the pyramid (BOP) theory, entrepreneurs from base of the pyramid can gain the benefits of economic growth by ob... Read More about Investigating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem through the lens of Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) theory : case study of Taobao Village in China.

Dancing with health : quality of life and physical improvements from an EU collaborative dance programme with women following breast cancer treatment (2021)
Journal Article
Karcou, V., Dudley-Swarbrick, I., Starkey, J., Parsons, A., Aithal, S., Omylinska-Thurston, J., …Parisi, A. (2021). Dancing with health : quality of life and physical improvements from an EU collaborative dance programme with women following breast cancer treatment. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 635578. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.635578

Background Women’s health has received renewed attention in the last few years including the rehabilitation of women whose health has been affected by breast cancer. Dancing has often been regarded as attractive for women but research with women rec... Read More about Dancing with health : quality of life and physical improvements from an EU collaborative dance programme with women following breast cancer treatment.

The test–retest reliability of bilateral and unilateral force plate–derived parameters of the countermovement push-up in elite boxers (2021)
Journal Article
Parry, G., Herrington, L., Horsley, I., & Gatt, I. (2021). The test–retest reliability of bilateral and unilateral force plate–derived parameters of the countermovement push-up in elite boxers. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 30(7), 1106-1110. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2020-0340

Context: Maximal power describes the ability to immediately produce power with the maximal velocity at the point of release, impact, and/or take off—the greater an athlete’s ability to produce maximal power, the greater the improvement of athletic pe... Read More about The test–retest reliability of bilateral and unilateral force plate–derived parameters of the countermovement push-up in elite boxers.

Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome (2021)
Other
Harrison, X., McDevitt, A., Dunn, J., Griffiths, S., Benvenuto, C., Birtles, R., …Antwis, R. (2021). Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the importance of interactions between animals and their bacterial communities, compara... Read More about Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome.

Factions and splits in British politics (2021)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Hickson, K. (2021). Factions and splits in British politics. Political Insight, 12(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/20419058211000997

Four decades on from the formation of the Social Democratic Party, Ben Williams and Kevin Hickson explore how factionalism and in-fighting have sculpted the shape of British party politics.

An affordable linkage-and-tendon hybrid-driven anthropomorphic robotic hand – MCR-Hand II (2021)
Journal Article
Yang, H., Wei, G., Ren, L., Qian, Z., Wang, K., Xiu, H., & Liang, W. (2021). An affordable linkage-and-tendon hybrid-driven anthropomorphic robotic hand – MCR-Hand II. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 13(2), 024502. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049744

This paper presents the design, analysis and development of an anthropomorphic robotic hand coined MCR-Hand II. This hand takes the advantages of both the tendon-driven and linkage-driven systems, leading to a compact mechanical structure that aims t... Read More about An affordable linkage-and-tendon hybrid-driven anthropomorphic robotic hand – MCR-Hand II.

Terrorism, innovation and venture capital (2021)
Journal Article
Uddin, M., Alam, M., Yazdifar, H., & Shubita, M. (2021). Terrorism, innovation and venture capital. Journal of Economic Studies, https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-08-2020-0404

This paper examines the relationship between terrorism and innovation and the moderating role of venture capital. Using GMM-IV estimation of panel data from 140 countries covering the period of 2007-2016, we find that terrorism has negative impact on... Read More about Terrorism, innovation and venture capital.

Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it? (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Ullah, Z., Mahmood, A., Ariza-Montes, A., Vega-Muñoz, A., Han, H., & Scholz, M. (2021). Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), e2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042165

While prior studies have largely addressed corporate social responsibility (CSR) at a macro or institutional level, its importance at the micro or individual level is to date underexplored, especially in the context of developing economies. Further,... Read More about Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it?.

Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT (2021)
Journal Article
Cockayne, S., Fairhurst, C., Zand, M., Frost, G., Liddle, M., Cunningham-Burley, R., …Torgerson, D. (2021). Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT. Public Health Research, 9(3), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09030

Background In Great Britain, 100,000 injuries due to slips, trips and falls on the level (as opposed to falls from a height, e.g. a ladder) occur in the workplace each year. They are the most common cause of non-fatal injury in the workplace, acco... Read More about Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT.

Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures (2021)
Book Chapter
Li, S., & Hope, W. (2021). Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures. In S. Li, & W. Hope (Eds.), Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice (1-17). Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003006688-1

This introduction identifies the challenges that face translators and terminologists working between Chinese and English in the age of globalization, and it discusses factors that have facilitated effective terminology development. It also outlines t... Read More about Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures.

Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice (2021)
Book
Li, S., & Hope, W. (2021). S. Li, & W. Hope (Eds.), Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice. Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003006688

Terminology Translation in Chinese Contexts: Theory and Practice investigates the theory and practice of terminology translation, terminology management, and scholarship within the distinctive milieu of Chinese and explores the complex relationship b... Read More about Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice.

The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2021)
Thesis
Ateyah, M. The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rationale: The increased usage of technology and online social media has brought about a rise in harmful cyberbullying behaviours. Most of the research into cyberbullying has focused on child and adolescent populations, and less is known about the... Read More about The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT (2021)
Journal Article
Khalid, A., ul Ain, Q., Qasim, A., & Aziz, Z. (2021). QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT. Cellular Senescence and Therapy, 11(1), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1515/comp-2020-0162

This paper is aimed at efficiently distributing workload between the Fog Layer and the Cloud Network and then optimizing resource allocation in cloud networks to ensure better utilization and quick response time of the resources available to the end... Read More about QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT.

Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development (2021)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2021). Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development. Journal of international technology and information management, 29(4), Article 2

The usage of agile software development methods is increasing and so is the need for enhancing the collaboration between the different stakeholders. Thus, we chose to investigate the communication tools and challenges across the different boundaries... Read More about Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development.

Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E., Sivyer, K., Muller, I., Ghio, D., Roberts, A., Lawton, S., & Santer, M. (2021). Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study. Children, 8(2), 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020158

Eczema affects one in five children and can have a substantial impact on quality of life. This qualitative study aimed to explore children’s views and experiences of eczema and what may affect treatment adherence from their perspective. We conducted... Read More about Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study.

CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Naveed, R., Scholz, M., Irfan, M., Usman, M., & Ahmad, I. (2021). CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty. Sustainability, 13(4), e2319. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042319

Prior literature in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has largely focused on investigating its relationship with organizational-related outcomes, whereas the impact of CSR on consumer behavior is largely ignored in the recent literat... Read More about CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty.

Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Chelly, M. S., Michalsik, L. B., Sanal, N. E. M., D. Hayes, L., & Cadenas-Sanchez, C. (in press). Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State. PloS one, 16(2), e0246476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246476

The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between physiological parameters (namely fatness and physical fitness) with academic performance (namely mathematics and science grade point average [GPA]) in normal weight and overweight schoolchi... Read More about Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State.